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Subject: Re: computerchess...

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 07:10:34 02/21/02

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On February 21, 2002 at 09:06:32, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>On February 21, 2002 at 07:44:34, Uri Blass wrote:
>>computer programs cannot be a pawn down with no compensation after their 17's
>>move without a tactical mistake that they can avoid at longer time control.
>
>of course they can.
>normally BIG OPENING BOOKS, used in computer-computer competitions
>HIDE this fact.

I do not say that they cannot be a pawn down with no compensation after their
17'th move but only that it is because of a tactical mistake and I believe that
better hardware or better search rules can save them from their tactical
mistakes.

It cannot save them forever from losses but I believe that they can at least
avoid losing material in less than 18 moves.



>Instead of showing this lacks, the programs automatically
>play sequences out of both big books, that let them
>jump into move 25-30.
>
>This is ONE of the reason WE BELIEVE (and i see you are such a believer
>too) todays chess programs have made a big progress.
>nonsense.
>Van Wely did something very senseful: trying to throw the opponent out
>of its BIG book.


I agree that it is logical to throw the computer out of it's big book but
I expect that the result is not going to be winning material in the first 20
moves in most of the cases.

I do not say that this strategy cannot help the best GM's to win against the
programs.

>
>
>>The question is what was the tactical mistake and how much faster should be the
>>hardware of Rebel in order to avoid the same tactical mistake that Rebel did?
>
>other programs would not have played better.
>Thats the problem.
>And i think there will no other way to solve it than to
>program more intelligent chess programs.
>
>instead of fighting stupid automatic games in the ssdf-list.

Other programs suggest different moves so I do not agree that other programs
would not have played better in that position.

Uri



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